Pronunciation: (sûrf'pûrch"), [key]
—pl. (esp. collectively) -perch, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -perch•es.
any of several fishes of the family Embiotocidae, inhabiting shallow waters along the Pacific coast of North America. Also called seaperch, surffish.
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